A. Servicing
of intergovernmental expert bodies
(a)
Substantive servicing of meetings
i.)
Meetings of the Intergovernmental Committee of Experts (ICE)
(One session in 2004 and one in 2005)
(b)
Parliamentary documentation
i.)
Report on economic and social conditions in Eastern Africa
(One report in 2004 and one in 2005);
ii.)
Report on progress and prospects in the implementation of NEPAD
and the attainment of the MDGs in Eastern Africa (2005);
iii.)
Report on sustainable development in Eastern Africa (2004);
iv.)
Subregional report on the decade review of the implementation
of the Dakar and Beijing Platforms (2004);
v.)
The status of information for development activities in East
Africa (2005);
vi.)
The impact of HIV/AIDS on selected Eastern African economies
(2005);
(c)
Other services provided
i.)
Ad-hoc expert group meeting on trade and development and the
WTO: issues for Eastern African countries (2004);
ii.)
Ad-hoc expert group meeting on financing regional integration
in Eastern Africa: alternative mechanisms and modus operandi;
iii.)
Ad-hoc expert group meeting on the status of governance in East
Africa: review and validation of country reports;
iv.)
Subregional meeting on the decade review of the implementation
of the Dakar and Beijing Platforms in East Africa (2004)
(a)
Recurrent publications
i.)
Economic Report on Africa - Report on economic and social conditions
in East Africa
(One in 2004 and one in 2005)
(b)
Non recurrent publications
i.)
Technical publication on financing regional integration in Eastern
Africa: alternative mechanisms and modus operandi
ii.)
Technical publication on trade and development and the WTO:
issues for Eastern African countries (2004);
iii.)
Report on “Macro-economic policy convergence within COMESA:
reconciling national policies and regional economic integration
programmes”
iv.)
Statistical estimation of average exit time measure of poverty
in East Africa
(c)
Technical material for outside users
i.)
Subregional Database of experts and networks on governance
(d)
Special event
i.)
East African Development Forum (2005)
(a)
Advisory services
Six
missions, on request upon request, to member States, RECs, IGOs
on priority development issues, including, policy design and implementation
for poverty alleviation and enhanced regional integration, multilateral
trade negotiations, transport facilitation and infrastructure
development, financial systems and financing mechanisms.
(b)
Group training (workshops, seminars, symposia)
i.)
Seminar on macro-economic policy options in the context of regional
economic integration
ii.)
Workshop on trade and development and WTO: issues for Eastern
African countries
iii.)
Workshop on implementation of existing transit transport agreements
and their impact on cost reduction along transit corridors (2004)
iv.)
Preparatory seminar to ADF V on labour markets and employment
in East Africa (2005)
v.)
Workshop on economic and corporate governance and accountability
in East Africa
vi.)
Training workshop on application of “Easy Reference Guide”
to engender national accounts and budgets (2004)
(c)
Field projects
i.)
Support to the implementation of UN Action Plans for NEPAD in
East Africa. In its capacity as the Chair of the Annual Regional
Consultations of UN Agencies Working in Africa, ECA is responsible
for coordinating the activities of the UN thematic clusters
on NEPAD at the subregional level. Building on the experiences
gained through the collaborative arrangements between major
RECs and ECA’s Office for East Africa and the successful
undertakings under the UN Resident Coordinator system that are
the CCA and UNDAF, the project aims to galvanize UN efforts
in support of NEPAD programmes in the subregion.
ii.)
Establishment and operation of an inter-active electronic trade
and investment data and information Network (TIIN)
iii.)
Support to national statistics offices for the implementation
of the 1993 System of National Account (SNA93) in East Africa
